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Back in the mid-to-late 20th Century, a powerful U.S. Senator from the state of Washington with a talent for winning defense contracts for his home state was famoulsy known by the moniker “the senator from Boeing.”

“In addition to having received generous campaign contributions from Duke Energy (the company, its political action committee, employees, and their families donated over $240,000 to McCrory’s 2008 and 2012 gubernatorial campaigns and to the state Republican Party since he became the party’s nominee, according to a recent report by the liberal advocacy group Progress NC), McCrory worked for the company for 28 years, starting out digging ditches and eventually making his way to a position as senior adviser with Duke’s Business and Economic Development Group before retiring in 2007 to run for governor….

But the governor’s financial ties to the utility giant are not merely historic: Though he’s no longer employed by Duke Energy, McCrory continues to hold a significant financial stake in the company. His latest statement of economic interest filed with the N.C. Ethics Commission and posted to the Indyweek.com website discloses that he holds stock in Duke valued at a minimum of $10,000. North Carolina ethics rules do not require reporting the exact value of the investment.”

2 Comments

Frances Jenkins

February 14, 2013 at 5:34 am

Why do you have such a hate for the Governor?

david esmay

February 14, 2013 at 1:40 pm

Why are you such a tool Frances? With the aid of First Assistant to Governor Pope Pat McCrory, along with Teapubliclowns Bill Rabon, and Mike Hager, Duke has effectively taken over the governor’s mansion, Senate Utilities Committee, and the state Utilities Commission.